Jacob Hicks
PhD Student, Creative Writing - Fiction
MFA in Creative Writing - Fiction, Oklahoma State University
BA in English, Southern Nazarene University
Areas of Interest & Expertise
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Fiction Writing
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Native American Literature
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Postcolonial Theory
Recent Courses Taught
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ENGL 1113: Composition I
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ENGL 1213: Composition II
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Technical writing
Selected Conference Presentations
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Southern Nazarene University, McNair Scholars Program Summer Research — Bethany, OK May-July 2017. Research Topic: George Orwell's Animal Farm and its relevance to 21st century American politics. Mentor: Dr. Pamela Bracken. Abstract: The purpose of this study is to identify how the novel Animal Farm's theme of power and corruption can be applied to modern U.S. politics. This project reviews the novel, the author’s background, and scholarly books, essays and articles written by college professors and scholars in the field of literature. This qualitative research study examines Animal Farm and recent political events in America in order to present the similarities between the novella and the Trump administration through their actions and behavior, and how Orwell’s work is designed to be a timeless moral lesson on government.
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Southern Nazarene University, Undergraduate Research Symposium — Bethany, OK April 2017. Presented: “Segregation in American Housing.”
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Ronald E. McNair Heartland Research Conference — Kansas City, MO, September 2017. Presented: “A Tale of Pigs and Men: The Elasticity of Allegory.”
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Shreveport Research Forum — Baton Rouge, LA, March 2018. Presented: “A Tale of Pigs and Men: The Elasticity of Allegory.”
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NCUR-National Conference on Undergraduate Research — Edmond, OK, April 2018. Presented: “A Tale of Pigs and Men: The Elasticity of Allegory.”
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Southern Nazarene University Undergraduate Research Symposium — Bethany, OK, April 2018. Presented: “A Tail of Pigs and Men: The Elasticity of Allegory.”
Awards and Recognition
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McNair Graduate Research Fellow
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Graduate Teaching Assistant
Current Research
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Fiction Writing
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Native American Literature